10 things I learned working on BabelZilla

1/10 Give them the tools, they build a cathedral

2/10 A virtual community is just a virtual community

3/10 All you need is teams

4/10 Quality is an ever pending question

5/10 Guidance of newcomers should be a full-time job

Small Dedicated Team with knowhow and a lot of work Large group of potential contributors with limited knowledge but eager to do anything Guide to active contribution Vast area of various tasks to do asap

6/10 Early users are final users

7/10 There is no codehacking and localization, there is development

8/10 Sharing knowledge is good, sharing mistakes maybe even better.

9/10 Funny things should be done seriously

10/10 Localization matters. All over.